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    Shinkansen Diaries: Discovering Japan by Rail (Part 1 – Tokyo)

    1 March 2026

    Michael Smith — Excerpt: In October 2009, myself and a colleague at the British school where I worked accompanied a small group of 15/16 year old students to Japan.

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    Chuffed About Choughs

    8 February 2026

    Aditi Patil — Excerpt: Tasked with carrying out research for Lahaul’s Forest Division, we would spot and admire the yellow-billed chough (Kiang) every day from our work spot.

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    How to Visit L.A. with a Young Child

    11 January 2026

    Jeremy Turner — Excerpt: Capital T travel with a two-year-old turned out far from perfect; we left a failed Airbnb choice and the body of a departed soul in our wake.

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    Drawing Back the Curtain: Russia 1991 & Eastern Europe 1992 (Part 5 – Vienna, Austria)

    11 January 2026

    Michael Smith — Excerpt: There is a Chinese saying (some would say a curse): “May you live in interesting times.”

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    Drawing Back the Curtain: Russia 1991 & Eastern Europe 1992 (Part 4 – Budapest, Hungary)

    28 December 2025

    Michael Smith — Excerpt: The city of Budapest, sometimes referred to back then as the Paris of Eastern Europe, was formed from three separate towns straddling the Danube—Buda, Pest and Obuda.

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